Monthly Archives: August 2021

Back in 2016, Reinier Lorenzo, founder of HVC Cigars, gifted the cigar world with this delicious Nicaraguan puro we all love and known as the HVC Pan Caliente cigar. A Little Background on the HVC Pan Caliente The name “HVC” pays homage to Lorenzo’s hometown, Havana City, Cuba. The latter part of the name “Pan…

Illusione Epernay cigars are handmade premium cigars blended by the genius mind of Dion Giolito. They're Nicaraguan puros, grown from Cuban seed tobaccos, and manufactured in Honduras. The result is a medium-full cigar that puts out plenty of rich, flavorful smoke, and it's easy to see why so many cigar connoisseurs keep a stock of…

The Illusione Haut 10 is a cigar for celebration, through the good, bad, and ugly. Check out our review of the Haut 10 by Illuisone today!

The eagerly anticipated Trinidad Espiritu Series No. 2 cigars launched in early 2021 as the follow-up to its predecessor, the Trinidad Espiritu. Both installments in the series are handmade premium cigars but while the Espiritu No. 1 was a Nicaraguan puro, the Espiritu No. 2 incorporates Brazilian tobaccos into the filler, along with a Brazilian…

Cigar aficionados everywhere mourned the loss of Tatuaje Nuevitas when it was taken off the market in 2007. But you can't keep a good smoke down, and 11 years later it was back, revamped, relaunched, and re-released in three vitolas. The result is better than ever, a premium cigar rolled at Pepin Garcia's My Father…

Espinosa Limited Editions Wasabi was first introduced in 2016 exclusive to Espinosa lounges across the US, as part of the brand's Backroom Series. In April 2018, a limited production run of 5,000 sticks went on more general release. In this Espinosa Limited Editions Wasabi review we'll take a look at the flavor profile of one…

Illusione Garagiste offers something a little different from Dion Giolito, as for once the master deviates away from Nicaraguan puros to look further afield for his choice of the wrapper. These medium-body, medium-full strength sticks are packed with earthy flavors, and deliver a creamy finish thanks to the aged Aganorsa tobaccos. My Illusione Garagiste review…